Goliath (Butcher Babies album)

Goliath is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies, released on July 9, 2013, in the U.S., and July 22 in Europe. The album was produced by Josh Wilbur.

Goliath
Studio album by Butcher Babies
Released	July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09) July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22) (Europe)
Recorded	Los Angeles, California
Genre	Groove metal, metalcore
Length	42:14
Label	Century Media
Producer	Josh Wilbur
Butcher Babies chronology
Butcher Babies (2012) Goliath (2013) Take It Like a Man (2015)
Singles from Goliath
"I Smell A Massacre" Released: June 6, 2013 "Magnolia Blvd." Released: June 20, 2013 "The Deathsurround" Released: June 20, 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer Germany	[1]
Metal Hammer UK	[2]
New Noise Magazine	[3]
Revolver	[4]

Reception and sales

The single "I Smell A Massacre" reached No. 8 on the Liquid Metal Devil's Dozen countdown and "Magnolia Blvd." is played on Octane.^[4] 'GOLIATH' landed the Butcher Babies at the top spot on the Billboard New Artist/Heatseakers chart at No. 3; while also entering the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 112 with first-week sales selling about 3,300 copies.^[5][6]

Recording, release and promotion

The Butcher Babies have stated in an interview that "Working with Josh Wilbur was an incredible experience because he helped us explore ourselves as musicians and further develop the unique sound that is the BUTCHER BABIES," said the band of their recording experience. "Being a debut album, this has been in the works since we were young, and we are so proud to have created a collaboration of all our personal influences into one complete sound."^[7]

Carla stated on behalf of their first full-length being released on a major label, "We needed a label to take us to that next level. We're very proud of what we did on our own, but it was time to give the reins to someone else. We're very hands on. We run everything, but we need that machine behind us as well."^[7]

Singles

On June 6, the band released the first single off their debut album "I Smell A Massacre".[11] On June 20, the band streamed two other songs titled "The Deathsurround" & "Magnolia Blvd.".[12]

On June 6, a lyric video for the song "I Smell a Massacre" was released.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Smell a Massacre"	3:34
2.	"Magnolia Blvd."	4:05
3.	"C8h18 (Gasoline)"	3:44
4.	"Grim Sleeper"	4:01
5.	"Goliath"	3:28
6.	"In Denial"	4:04
7.	"Give Me Reason"	3:24
8.	"The Mirror Never Lies"	4:01
9.	"Dead Poet"	4:33
10.	"The Deathsurround"	3:05
11.	"Axe Wound"	4:15
12.	"Werewolf of Wysteria" (Japanese Bonus Track)	3:00
Total length:		45:14

Personnel

Butcher Babies Carla Harvey – vocals Heidi Shepherd – vocals Henry Flury – guitars Jason Klein – bass Chris Warner – drums

Production Josh Wilbur – production

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	112
US Heatseekers Albums[5]	3

References

1. "Kritik zu Butcher Babies Goliath". 24 February 2014.
2. "Butcher Babies: Goliath". 4 February 2014.
3. "Album Review: Butcher Babies – Goliath – Review by Eric May". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
4. Revolver Magazine (2013-07-02). "Exclusive: Butcher Babies Premiere New Album, Goliath – Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards". revolvermag.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
5. "Butcher Babies – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
6. "Butcher Babies Debut at Number One on Billboard New Artist/Heatseakers Chart — Rokonnection". Rokonnection.com. 2013-07-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
7. "Butcher Babies Interviewed By Metalholic (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
8. "Century Media Records – Butcher Babies: : Release Lyric Video "I Smell A Massacre"". Centurymedia.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.